Lung Nodules

CSC Lead: Anil

Despite there being no current national screening program for lung cancer in the UK, some areas in England offer Lung Health Checks targeting the high-risk populations. Screening is achieved through low-dose chest CT but requires a trained thoracic radiologist to accurately detect and characterise lung nodules; a process that is repetitive and time consuming. Lung nodules can be hard to identify, and a volumetric assessment is required for lung cancer indication.

General radiologists assessing a patients’ chest LDCT performed for other reasons may lack the impetus/training to detect lung nodules, potentially missing diagnoses. An AI software that could pre-read and report lung nodules means general radiologists could produce nodule management plans not dissimilar to that reported by a thoracic radiologist, therefore improving confidence in cancer work, and reducing the burden on thoracic radiologists.

Clinical lead(s): TBC

Project Plan
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